Waxer and polisher



Sept. 6, 1932. J, w s I 1,875,970

WAXER AND POLISHER Filed July 24. l930 I Jkmas iVao s.

[fl-momm Patented Sept. 6, 1932 JAMES woons, or SALT pairs CITY, area f it I v E 'wnxnia'ANnyroLIsH-En I f Application m a m "24, 1930 Serial no, 470,377. r v H r 7 My invention relates to waxers poli-shfelttS or, other suitable suhstance has ers and has for its object toi'provide a new "sufli l'ent'ipolishing and resil t q i sand efiicient waxing and polishing device The ends of the felt 6 encircl'ethe ends-l which will automatically eject the waxon and'Q of the device and are engagedtherethe floor intermittently as desired and which over by spring-wires 7 and 8, which wires may then be used to spreadthe'wax and 1501- :are passed thereover with their end "portions ish the floor thereafter. curved downwardly and inwardly and en- A further object is to provide awaxing and gaged with holes cut in the side walls 3' and polishing device which uses liquid wax in the 4 where they are cut away at-5. The topside p can in which it is purchased and whichican 'ofthe ends 1 and is provided with a groove has the usual spring top lid'remojvecl there- 91in which the wire forces the felt and in from and a' substitute closure placed therein WlllCh groove the wire engages to hold the to stop or control the flow offluid therewlreand felt from movement therefrom. A fabric cover is then placed around the felt from.

nomical device for spreading wax on a floor -7 and:8 through an opening 10 left by cutting and polishing the floor thereafter, which dea cent al h-f m he. ends of the, pad 6 vice is so constructed as to allow the operator, Where it 1s secured by 'the. wires 7 and 8; v

'by'an up and down motion of the handle, to Across the bottom of thes i b se or box 2 feed just the required amount of wax on'the A,-I then formi'a partition 12-whiohpartition' surface being covered, and which handle 'has a semi-circular portion eut centrally may be reversed to the other end of the matherefrom leaving afsemi circular collar 13 chine and the machine used for polishing mediallytherein whichcollaris'ad'aptedito without any dangerof feeding any wax on fitthe bottom sideof the neckgof-awax cona the floor, or the personusingthe device may taining can B. Through the bottoinsurface close the flow of wax from the machine by of the base A between the end 1 and the parl i a screw lv V i 'tition 12, I form twospaced apart elongated These objects I accomplish with the de openings Hand-15 which openings-'aresepw vice illustrated in the accompanying drawrated by a portion 16 whic'hportion has the ing in which similar numerals and letters top'side'cut to slopedown through the openof reference indicate like parts throughout ings to act as a distributing gate for the wax the several views and asdescribed in the which is fed thereonfrom the can specification forming a part of this applica- A handle C is provided for the deviceand tion and pointed out in the appended claims. is formed and attached to the base "A bylegs 85 In the drawing in which I have shown the 1 16 and "17 secured pivotally to the base A by best and most preferred manner of building pivot pins 18 in e'ach's'ide wall thereofand the my invention, Figure 1 is a side elevation of legs are then bent toward each other to where the device with the handle shown cut away. they arejoined to the handle C by rivets or Figure 2 is a'plan viewthereof. Figure 3 screws 20. 'A lever 22 is securecl'onto the is a longitudinal section of the base of the bottom side of the handleCand extends there-" device showing the handle engaging the can from over the coating can B; between the legs for forcing the waxtherefrom. Figure 4 16 and. 17. This lever'is'for pressing down is a section of the closure cap. on the topside of the can to force fluids In the drawing I have shown the base of therefrom. V p 2 a l my device as a box A, having the .top open The can B is of the usualtype'of wax hold-" and having the ends 1 and 2 made thicker ing cans vwhich are on-the market filledwith than the side walls Bjand. "The ends of the liquid wax and is provided with the usual sidewalls3 and 4 are cut away at 5 and-the spring held top, and to use thec'an in my deentire bottom surfaceofithe' box A and the vice; I remove the top andreplac'e it with a ends 1 and 2 are encircled with ya sheet" of similar-closure top 27; having a flow pipe 29 r Astill further object is to provide anecop d-6 withthe end engaged under the wires 5 V ing the cap onto the pipe closing the end of the pipe in the washer. This providesameans for controlling the flow of wax from the can into the two openings 14: and 15. The inner end 35 of the pipe 29 is turned or curved to-,

ward the edge of the can B and is extended sufficient distance to approach the side of the can B when the plug is inserted therein, but leaving sufiicient space therebetween to allow the wax fromthe can to fiowinto the pipe 29 to allow for complete drainage of the can and for an unhampered fiow therefrom.

The operation of my device is as follows The person using the device for the first time takes the usual'spring held top from r the can of wax and replaces it with my closure top with the outlet pipe of the plug ad acent one side of the can. He then places the can in the base by putting the neck 28 of the can into the collar 13 of the partition 12 in the bottom of thecan. 'Thescrew cap 34may then be unscrewed on the threads 31 of the pipe 29, opening the port 33 any desired amount leaving the port 33'open partially or entirely open and the device is then ready for operation. The operator then takes hold of the handle and pushes and pulls the base 7 over the floor, at the-time when the base is extended from the operator the full length of the handle the operator presses down on the handle sufficient tocause the lever 22 to press on the top side of the can B. This forces the side of the can inwardly and, due to the pressure thus created inside the can, forces some i of the wax out through the'pipe 29 and the port 33 into the two openings 14 and 15 and onto the floor, but as the pad is provided with openings similar to the openings in the base A most of the wax is directed onto the surface of the floor and the pad 6 then distributes it onto the floor as it is passed back and forth there- 'over.

It'will be obvious that this'device may be used for washing and cleaning floors and for mopping floors by simply using liquid soap in a wax can or similar can and also oil, or dressings for floors may be easily and quickly applied to the floors with this device. The de vice may be used by the housewife as a dust mop when no oilis desired on the floors.

Having thus described my invention'I deslre to securebv Letters Patent and claim:

1. In f a device of the class described the combination of. a base; means'to hold a wax said can having a port therethrough; a cap to control the flow of the fluid through said port; openings through said base to allow fluids to pass therethrough; a semi-partition across the bottom of said base to hold the neck of said can; a pad for .said base covering the ends and the bottom thereof having openings therethrough in alignment with'the openings in said base; spring wires to hold said pad to said base and a handle for said base made up of two legs secured to a single handle with a central lever between said legs to contact the top side of the wax can when the handle is lowered by the operator to force the fluid therefrom.

'2. In a device of the class describedthe comsaid base between said partition and the near end of said base; acan-containing fluids to be lnserted into said base with the neck of the can to fitin said semi-circularcollar; a closure top for said can having a pipe leading .therethrough, with the inner end of the'pipe curved toward the side wall of said can and having the outer endthreaded'to receive a cap; a cap to be screwed over said pipe,

adapted to close said pipe as desired; a port through the side of said cap and a bifurcated handle pivoted tosaid base having a lever between the legs of said handle to engage the 7 side of said can when'the handle is lowered.

4$ In a device of the class .described'the combination of a wax containing can; a closure for said, can comprising a. centrally perforated expansion "and contraction; type cap,

having a pipe passed through said perforation and secured in said lid with the inner end of said cap turned down toward one side of the can; a cap tobe screwed onto the. end of said pipe to control the flow therethrough, said cap having a port through one side thereof to be opened or closed by screwing the cap in or out on the pipe; means to hold said can in a waxing device; and means to press the side of said can to force wax therefrom.

5. In a device of the class described the combination of a wax containing can'secured in a suitable polishing base; an expansion and contraction closure for said can; a pipe passed through said closure having the inner end bent to near one side of the can; a cap for the r I open end of said pipe having 'a'port through OOIltfllIllIlg can therein; a closure plug for one side wall; said port to be opened or closed bination of a base; a fluid containing can to be inserted thereinto; a bifurcated handle for nature.

JAMES A. woons 

